Stuck in safe mode... have tried pressing f8 with no luck

Someone in my family let others win access to pc remote... it was a scam... got scared and hung up on them without and just off the pc. now it is stuck in safe mode. Tried the usual things out... .pressing f8. Nothing works... any ideas... Caddy!

Hi Janice,.

It would be great if you could answer these questions to help you further.

1. What do you mean by "Stuck in safe mode", you are referring to start the computer in safe mode only?

2. what happens when you start in normal mode?

If you are unable to boot into normal mode and start the computer in SafeMode automatically then I suggest you to try the following steps.

a. Click Start and then click Run.

b. type msconfig and click OK. The System Configuration Utility dialog box appears.

c. click on the Startup tab.

d. check if boot safe mode option is enabled.

Please come back with more information on the issue so that we can help you better.

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